Michael Madsen
Acting
Born: September 25, 1957 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: July 3, 2025 (aged 67)
Highest Rated
Biography
Michael Søren Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin City. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A. and DRIV3R.
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Reservoir Dogs
1992
The Hateful Eight
2015
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Sin City
2005
Donnie Brasco
1997
Die Another Day
2002
Thelma & Louise
1991
Scary Movie 4
2006
WarGames
1983
Photos (8)
Movies (268)
Legend of the White Dragon
Max Reed
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Maugrim (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Budd
The Hateful Eight
Joe Gage
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
Sin City
Bob
Die Another Day
Falco
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Budd 'Sidewinder'
WarGames
Steve
Scary Movie 4
Oliver
Species
Preston Lennox
Donnie Brasco
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
Species II
Press Lenox
Thelma & Louise
Jimmy
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Budd (Sidewinder)
My Boss's Daughter
T.J.
Arctic Dogs
Duke (voice)
The Natural
Bump Bailey
Mulholland Falls
Eddie Hall
Free Willy
Glen Greenwood
The Getaway
Rudy Travis
Vigilante Diaries
Moreau
The Doors
Tom Baker
Green Lantern: First Flight
Kilowog (voice)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Glen Greenwood
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Earp
Hell Ride
The Gent
Trading Paint
Linsky
Beyond the Law
Blood
Racing with the Moon
Frank
The Last Drop
J.T. Colt
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Michael Madsen
Welcome to Acapulco
Hyde
Supreme Sanction
Dalton
American Night
Lord Samuel Morgan
A Hitman in London
The Boss
Blueberry
Wallace Sebastian Blount
Straight Talk
Steve
Waking Karma
Paul
Kill Me Again
Vince Miller
Amazing Racer
Dave Blair
Terror Trap
Hotel Operator
The Winner
Wolf
The Sender
Dallas Grayson
Blue Tiger
Gun Salesman (uncredited)
Megalodon
Admiral King
Shark Season
James
Man with a Gun
John Wilbur Hardin
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
Frank McGregor
Piranhaconda
Prof. Lovegrove
Every Last One of Them
Bill
BloodRayne
Vladimir
Amsterdam Heavy
Keele
Chasing Ghosts
Kevin Harrison
Red Handed
Lou
Hope Lost
Manol
Sins
Don Mancino
Love Addict
Mr. Dickinson
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
Major Blevins
The Ghost
Dan Olinghouse
Blood Red
Enzio
Trouble Bound
Harry Talbot
2047: Sights of Death
Lobo
The Maker
Skarney
Outlaw Johnny Black
Dutch
Boarding Gate
Miles Rennberg
Monster Mash
Doctor Frankenstein
Living & Dying
Agent Lind
Luck of the Draw
Zippo
Tooth and Nail
Jackal - Rover
Arena Wars
Samson
Lumberjack Man
Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
Trader Games
William
The Killing Jar
Doe
Road of No Return
J. Marcone
The Lion of Judah
Boss (voice)
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Frank Harris
Assault on Hill 400
General Cota
To Kill For
Cliff Burden
Money for Nothing
Detective Laurenzi
Prepare to Die
Sheriff Hansen
House
Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
Surface to Air
Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
The Florentine
Whitey
Dirty Dealing
Dean
Papa
Ivan
The Real Deal
Baker Jacks
A House in the Hills
Mickey
Back in the Day
Enzo
The 5th Execution
Rik
Afghan Knights
Cooper
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Joe
Papertrail
FBI Agent Brad Abraham
Dead Connection
Det. Matt Dickson
Special Bulletin
Jimmy Lenox
The Killing Time
Stu
Demon Hunters
2026
The Wrong Neighbor
Coach Jaworski
Beyond the Game
Robert
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Sal
Deep Winter
Dean
Resurrection Road
Quantrill
The Broken Key
Tully DeMarco
Final Wager
Ian
Garlic and Gunpowder
Jason
Queen of Manhattan
District Attorney
The Tomb
George
Loosies
Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
Garbage
Michael
Croc
Croc Hawkins
Angels Fallen
Balthazar
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight
Sheriff Sawyer
Executive Target
Nick James
South of Hope Street
Benjamin
Hoboken Hollow
J.T. Goldman
Vice
Max Walker
Let the Game Begin
Dr. Turner
Corruption.Gov
Senator John Mordire
Until We Meet Again
Detective Morrison
Eldorado
Ted
Rough Draft
Haynes
Concessions
Rex Fuel
Southern Comfort
2006
Canes
Guillermo List
DinoGator
Layton
Last Hour
Monk
Death Count
Detective Casey
Bad Guys
Jay Peters
Magic Boys
Terence
Buckle Up
2023
No Bad Days
Lester
Baby Snatcher
Cal Hudson
The Stray
Ben
Frankenstein
Detec. Harker
Voodoo Dawn
Frank Barlow
The Way
Commander
No Deposit
Peter Shay
Assassins Revenge
Detective Frank McMillian
Burial Ground Massacre
Damon
The Girl Gets Moe
Donnelly
Inside Edge
Richard Montana
Clear Lake, WI
The Reverend
The Portal
Dr. Azirra
Beyond the Trophy
Cole Lambert
Last Man Club
Stearman Pilot
Kidnapped in Romania
Mihai
Unbelievable!!!!!
President Ben Dover
Ultimate Target
Uncle
Infected
Louis Hartley
Diner
Boogie
The Big I Am
Martell
Necronomicon
2023
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
James Alexander
Lady Psycho Killer
Doctor Douglass
All In
Seal
Damon's Revenge
Damon
Red Prophecies
Richard Tyler
Crash and Burn
Vincent Scaillo
Iguana
Sebastián
2 Graves in the Desert
Vince
Against All Hope
Cecil Moe
Nishabdham
Richard Dawkins
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
Gloves of Stone
Willie
Nomad the Beginning
Wolf
You Might As Well Live
Clinton Manitoba
Cosmic Radio
Senator Atwood
ICE Agent
Carlos Garcia
The Alternate
Agent Briggs
Death in the Desert
Ray Easler
Gabrielle
Edward Sheehan
Sacrifice
Tyler Pierce
Grindhouse Nightmares
2018
Christmas Crash
Joseph Johnson
Run Raven Run
Narrator (voice)
Ballad of the Nightingale
Giovanni
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
продюсер Милы
Red Line
Mr. Lawrence
Along the Roadside
Jerry
A Cold Day in Hell
U.S. Marshal Stallings
Serbian Scars
Dreq
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Doyle Dechert
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Jefferson
Unfallen
General McCallister
Magi
Lawrence Irlam
Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
Logan Bergman
Hangover in Death Valley
Ted (archive footage)
Killer's Freedom
Leo Ibiza
The Garden Left Behind
Kevin
Not Another Not Another Movie
Lester Storm
The Lurking Fear
Officer Hansen
Law of Corruption
American
Vampires Anonymous
Geno
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
Kensei
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Creepshow Raw: Insomnia
Barry
Extreme Honor
Sparks
Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny
Sef
The Ninth Cloud
Bob
Choke
Will
Spirit Riser
Narrator (voice)
Prince of the City
Ben Carlton
The Forest
Lt. Brandon Ross
The Lost Tree
John
High Noon
Frank Miller
Break
The Associate
Non escludo il ritorno
Paul Hummel
Sacred Blood
Detective Brennan
Puppy Love
Wesley
The Thief & the Stripper
Jimmie D.
Six Days in Paradise
Rich McShane
Sinatra! Eternity
Robert (Bob) Nelson
Lost in the Woods
Stuart Bunka
Devil's Domain
Bill
Outrage: Born in Terror
Farragut
Diamond Cartel
Mike
Ashley
Bill
Water Wars
Bane
The End of Innocence
Earl
45 R.P.M.
Major Baxter
Catherine's Grove
Joe Mason
Max Dagan
Don Clancy
The Price of Air
Mr. Ball
Mr. Wonderful
Brian Fenton
42K
Narrator
L.A. Dicks
Steven Miller
Primal Instinct
Russ
Montana
Pierce
Ten Million Throwaways
Narrator
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
Lionhead
Walter Powell
Detour
Burl Rogers
The Things We Carry
2025
Strength and Honour
Sean Kelleher
Incarnation
Peter
Christmas Thieves
Vince
The Bleeding
Father Roy
Turn Around Jake
Russell O'Malley
Alien Battlefield
2013
Primitiva
Narrator (voice)
Gasoline
Макс, баща на Дим
Almost Blue
Morris
Blood Behind Us
Reed Philibosian
Eyes Front
2008
Playing with Stars
2021
Flipped
Casey
Jacked$
Boss
Grace
Man (Voice)
Cole Younger & The Black Train
Marshall Stallings
Hired Gun
Dan Moeller
Season of Change
Randy Parker
Federal
Sam Gibson
Fall
Jeremy Banes
Talons
George Fitzgerald
Serpent in the Bottle
Joe
Flat Out
Gene
Shadows in the Storm
Earl
The Brazen Bull
2010
Machine
Ray
Outlaw
Conner
Dirty Fears
Michael
Dirty Little Trick
Vito
Spatss!
Gang Leader
Terrible Angels
Ben Nolan
Born2Race
Bobby Unser
The Wraith Within
Sheriff Townsend
Pressure Point
Jed Griffin
TV Shows (26)
CSI: Miami
Cooper 'Coop' Daly · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Roy Parrish · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
John · 1 eps
24
Jim Ricker · 4 eps
Bob's Burgers
Kevin Costner (voice) · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Blue · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Sally Alvarado · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Mike O'Connor · 2 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
Crime Story
Johnny Fosse · 2 eps
Tour of Duty
Sergeant Greg Block · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
John Hampton · 1 eps
Powers
SuperShock · 10 eps
War and Remembrance
'Foof' Turhall · 1 eps
Golden Boy
Walter Clark Sr. · 2 eps
Tilt
Don 'The Matador' Everest · 9 eps
The Outsiders
Mick Jenkins · 1 eps
Vengeance Unlimited
Mr. Chapel · 16 eps
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Harvey Scoles · 5 eps
Gabriel's Fire
1 eps
Animal Precinct
95 eps
Our Family Honor
Augie Danzig · 13 eps
The Hateful Eight
Joe Gage · 4 eps
Master of Photography
1 eps
Big Apple
Terry Maddock · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (30)
Celebrity Big Brother
Self · 1 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Self · 1 eps
Emigratis
Self · 1 eps
QT8: The First Eight
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
Zulu Gumball
Self · 8 eps
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
Bikini Inception
Himself
Being Michael Madsen
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
Along for the Ride
Self
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Self
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Self
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Self
The Face is Familiar
Himself
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
Upcoming (6)
Writing (1)
Producing (10)
The Sender
Associate Producer
Every Last One of Them
Executive Producer
Road of No Return
Associate Producer
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Producer
Executive Target
Associate Producer
Vice
Executive Producer
Being Michael Madsen
Producer
Death in the Desert
Executive Producer
The Brazen Bull
Producer
The Dirty Kind
Executive Producer